Flights Chicago → Cleveland
ORD → CLE
How long is the flight from Chicago to Cleveland?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Cleveland (CLE) takes 53 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route connects Chicago to Cleveland, featuring an on-time performance rate of 77%, with average delays of 16 minutes. The route sees a total of 1285 flights annually and utilizes various aircraft models including the Embraer RJ145, Canadair Regional Jet 700, Boeing 737-700, and Boeing 737-800. Cleveland's airport, which opened in 1925, handles over eight million passengers per year.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Chicago (ORD) → Cleveland (CLE) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 2959 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.58%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Cleveland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Cleveland (CLE) heads east for about 507 km, a flight time of roughly 53m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 36% of ORD-CLE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Cleveland it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,959 tracked ORD-CLE flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 3.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-CLE
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Cleveland (CLE) takes 53 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Cleveland (CLE) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 2959 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Cleveland is 3.58% across 2959 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
